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Germany faces succession crisis after Merkel's pick resigns

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is trying to prepare a successor as she gets ready to step down next year, but her handpicked choice, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, is resigning. Jeff Rathke of Johns Hopkins University joined CBSN to break down Germany's succession crisis and what it could mean for Europe.
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